http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/ en-us 2006-04-18T15:26:18-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000129.html Second International Symposium on Resilience Engineering, Cannes France, Nov. 9-10, 2006; see conference overview link Submit 1-2 page abstracts by July 7 to Erik.Hollnagel@cindy.ensmp.fr... About / News woods 2006-04-18T15:26:18-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000127.html Re-Orienting Costs (D. Tuzar & D. Woods) This study shows how to use re-orienting cost as a measure of the quality of human-computer interaction for multi-task situations. The study includes designs to reduce re-orienting cost for car in-cab interfaces [DEMONSTRATION, MEDIA-PAPER, DESIGN, METRIC, THESIS] re-orienting cost mediapaper 10MB pdf Model of Perspective-Taking and the Perspective... Recent / Projects woods 2006-04-18T12:19:34-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000124.html The Law of Stretched Systems in Action: Exploiting Robots Podcast avialable at: HRI06 link Plenary address at the Human-Robot Interaction Conference HRI’06, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2-4, 2006 examined new findings on how to coordinate activities over wider ranges given robots and how to expand our perception and action over larger spans through remote... About / News woods 2006-03-02T21:01:16-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000128.html Resilience: New Paradigm for Safety Management ~ New Book ~ International Symposium 06 link ~ Studies ~ Health Care overview pdf ~ Offshore Helicopter Safety pdf ~ Measures ~ Cross Checks study pdf Information Analysis and Comprehension: How to Escape from Data Overload ~ CPoD Consortium Activities: Converging Perspectives on Data ~ Studies ~ Design... Recent / Projects woods 2006-02-15T12:56:36-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000123.html Why does design get trapped producing inadvertent, cumulative complexity in use? A new project by D. S. Lee, D. Woods, D. Kidwell and H. Tran overview of fitness management pdf... Recent / Projects woods 2006-01-24T20:42:48-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000122.html Erik Hollnagel, David D. Woods and Nancy Leveson (editors) Explores groundbreaking new development in safety and risk management, where 'success' is based on the ability of organizations, groups and individuals to anticipate the changing shape of risk before failures and harm occur. Featuring contributions from many of the worlds leading figures in the fields of... About / News woods 2005-12-08T09:18:50-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000119.html Teaching Cognitive Engineering? A new resource is: Joint Cognitive Systems: Patterns in Cognitive Systems Engineering Abstract from JCS: Patterns... New technologies are fascinating, we thought, because more powerful automation would overcome human limitations and make our systems ‘faster, better, cheaper’ with simple easy tasks for people. Be prepared to be surprised—what you thought you knew... About / News woods 2005-12-05T11:58:27-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000126.html A study of heads up-heads down conflicts by D. Tuzar shows re-orienting cost as a measure of performance with computerized devices for multi-task situations. Download media paper on the study driving study/design link... Recent / Projects woods 2005-11-17T21:13:13-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000125.html A. Roesler has developed a new model of perspective-taking as sensor and mobile robotic platforms provide remote observers with new ways to connect to distant situations. The model provides the principles of perspective-taking that enable shifting between views and the coordination of multiple views from sensors monitoring remote locations.... Recent / Projects woods 2005-09-30T21:07:25-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000114.html An integration of methods from Cognitive Systems Engineering and Design Innovation to support how design finds promising directions. The integration, or de:cycle, coordinates three roles (and associated processes and artifacts produced through these design processes): practitioner—how they adapt to complexity, innovator—how they envision what would be useful, and technologist—how they bring the anticipated change into... Theme / Design woods 2005-03-07T11:29:22-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000100.html How do people work around complexity and exploit new capabilities in work? How do systems of people and artifacts adapt to the demands of work? What are the surprising reverberations of technology change? Cognitive Systems Engineering arose about 25 years ago to meet these challenges. This book provides the authoritative guide to the origins and... About / News woods 2005-02-25T15:03:15-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000116.html Putting new techniques in action: using TopicLandscapes, Animocks, and scenario-based design to support collaborative envisioning across practitioners, technologists, and cognitive engineers. The case is envisioning the role of new sensor technologies in military urban operations. Production at url MOUT TopicLandscape or download draft paper Collabortive envisioning for MOUT pdf For the theory see: Practice-Centered Design... Recent / Productions woods 2005-02-03T13:13:43-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000111.html A forthcoming chapter on how sharp end practice bridges gaps to create resilience focused on health care. Gaps draft chapter pdf... Theme / Resilience / Error woods 2005-01-31T12:50:12-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000113.html CSE research discovers what would be useful. What has emerged from this research are a set of generic support functions that provide basic requirements to be met during system development and criteria to test for success in evaluation of joint cognitive systems. If new development is to achieve high levels of performance in cognitive work,... Theme / Foundations woods 2005-01-30T13:02:43-05:00 http://csel.eng.ohio-state.edu/blog/woods/archives/000112.html What research is needed to advance patient safety? Research to help tame complexity. See a forthcoming handbook chapter to appear in Handbook of Human Factors in Health Care: Taming Complexity pdf... Domain / Health Care woods 2005-01-15T12:54:15-05:00